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Venturing into the unknown: critical insights into grey areas and pioneering future directions in educational generative AI research
Xiao, J. et al. (2025) Venturing into the unknown: critical insights into grey areas and pioneering future directions in educational generative AI research. TechTrends, (doi: 10.1007/s11528-025-01060-6) (Early Online Publication) Full text not currently available from Enlighten.
Can Jakim and madanisation help our economic planning?
COMMENT | What difference can the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) make to the self-respect, dignity and status of the nation? Though mainstream media is suffering from an extended bout of self-imposed censorship, social media has been replete with comments on the latest announcement by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to expand the role of Jakim in his effort to enhance the country's dignity and status.
My Say: Follow-up on IMF’s report card with an overhaul of the 12th Malaysia Plan
At the conclusion of the Article IV consultations between a mission from the International Monetary Fund and the Malaysian government, IMF issued the customary public information document (PID). A reading of the PID conveys the following messages: • The Malaysian economy is expected to grow 4.5%, more modestly than 2022. This will be driven by external factors. • The risks to growth will also come from external factors such as a worldwide slowdown in economic activity.
Malaysia's Budget 23: Another Missed Opportunity Original
By: Ramesh Chander, Murray Hunter, and Lim Teck Ghee Various excuses can be made for Malaysia’s 2023 budget – mainly status quo ante, part recovery, and part election-oriented– produced by the new government, which is kicking the can of fiscal and institutional reform further down the road.
My Say: Case for a reformist Budget 2023
This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on - February 19, 2023. In a commentary on last year’s budget, we critiqued it as being racially contorted, politically driven and serving neither the short-term nor long-term needs of the nation. We also noted that the budgets of the past two decades had run deficits and ignored the revenue side.
Reforming Malaysia's Government Finances Original
By: Ramesh Chander, Murray Hunter, and Lim Teck Ghee Last year’s Malaysian budget, which could only be characterized as racially contorted and politically driven, served neither the short- nor long-term needs of the nation, which has spent the better part of the past two decades in deficit and paying no attention to the revenue side.
‘Keluarga Malaysia’ budget racially contorted
COMMENT |The most depressing takeaway from the budget presented in Parliament is that it is the most racially configured of budgets in the nation’s history. Former de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim has tweeted: “Nice to be Bumiputeras… billions set aside,” noted Zaid in a tweet. “(This) must be the only country in the world where (the) Budget is race-specific.” He also added that it was also “nice” to be a civil servant since they were “always getting cash handouts”.
Malaysia: 2022 Budget Racially Configured, Election Targeted - Analysis
Racial Configuration Perhaps the most depressing takeaway from the budget presented in Parliament is that it is the most racially configured of budgets in the nation’s history. Former de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim has tweeted: “Nice to be Bumiputeras… billions set aside,” noted Zaid in a tweet. “(This) must be the only country in the world where (the) Budget is race-specific”.
Malaysia’s 12th Plan: In Search Of A Realistic New Socio-Economic Strategy - Analysis
Introduction The Ismail Sabri govt and RM12 is a re-affirmation of the NEP and continuation of the existing approach to both macro-economic management and intervention in the economy. The great significance of the Pandora papers is that it is another sign that the NEP has skewed wealth creation towards an elite group within society. Since the formulation of the NEP, economic regulation has focused on redistributing wealth, rather than creating it.
Malaysia’s 12th Plan: In Search Of A Realistic New Socio-Economic Strategy
BANGKOK, Thailand--The Ismail Sabri govt and RM12 is a re-affirmation of the NEP and continuation of the existing approach to both macro-economic management and intervention in the economy. The great significance of the Pandora papers is that it is another sign that the NEP has skewed wealth creation towards an elite group within society. Since the formulation of the NEP, economic regulation has focused on redistributing wealth, rather than creating it.
Way to go: City ward goes hi-tech for trash collection
By Reya Mehrotra Armed with Google Maps, Doddanekundi aims to solve its garbage crisis Come May, Google Maps will show the status of garbage pickup and pourkarmika details at Doddanekundi Ward No 85.
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